Reconstruction:Old English/damm

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dammaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑmm/, [dɑm]

Noun

*damm m

1. dam

Declension

Declension of *damm (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*damm	*dammas
accusative	*damm	*dammas
genitive	*dammes	*damma
dative	*damme	*dammum

Derived terms

• *demman

Descendants

• Middle English: dam
  • Scots: dam
  • English: dam